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Light Fall – PAX South Hands-On
How about a 2D platformer, where the platform follows you, and is simply there whenever you needed it? That’s the heart of Light Fall, the inaugural effort from Bishop Games, where you don’t need to look before you leap, because wherever you go, you’ll have a place to land.
Hello Neighbor – tinyBuild PAX South Hands-On
Indie publisher tinyBuild had a huge presence at PAX South, showing off a massive number of games in their 2017 slate. I had the chance to try out a few of them, starting with current Youtube darling Hello Neighbor. What was there to expect, no clue since would be my first time playing the game. Well let’s dig into the hands-on shall we while I was at PAX South 2017!
Dreadnought – PAX South Hands-On
Everyone has their captain fantasy.” That’s what Greybox ‘s Mike Donatelli told me as we were waiting to play the current PS4 build. He’s not wrong. Whether it be Kirk, Harrington, Raddus, Adama, or Janeway, there’s nearly always someone whose boots we’ve dreamed of stepping into and shouting “Fire Everything!” Dreadnought aims to give us those dreams.
Semispheres – PAX South Hands-On
Semispheres, a twin-stick, meditative puzzle game, exists to give you those Aha! moments that puzzle gamers find deeply satisfying.
Bet You Can’t Drive This – Racing With Frenemies
I recently had the opportunity to sample Can’t Drive This, a new cooperative arcade racing game from Pixel Maniacs. Can’t Drive This differentiates itself from other arcade racers by requiring two players to work together. While Player One drives a car in a standard 3rd-person viewpoint, Player Two utilizes a top-down view to lay down the track ahead of their comrade. It’s dynamic, fast-paced, and...[Read More]
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Multiplayer Impressions
Call of Duty XP takes place in Los Angeles this weekend, and thousands of fans will hit the show in full stride, taking part in a number of activities. Amongst them is the first chance to try out the multiplayer for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, which was finally unveiled after months of anticipation – not to mention worry. After all, some folks were concerned that it would be met with the same ...[Read More]
Call of Duty: Zombies In Spaceland Impressions
While not every Call of Duty player is a fan of Zombies, the mode has certainly come a long way since its initial introduction in World At War, challenging players to survive throngs of the undead while unlocking new areas, weapons and other goodies. Infinity Ward decided to tackle the mode for the first time with its latest game, Infinite Warfare, and has chosen quite the era for it to take place...[Read More]
PAX East 2016: The Metronomicon Hands-On Preview
I’m a rhythm guy. I was in band for 11 years. I am a percussionist, that still plays drumset. It shouldn’t have to be said that I love rhythm games. I got my start like most others with music/rhythm games: Dance Dance Revolution. It was simple enough anyone could play, but complex enough that it required training, mentally and physically. To this day, it has inspired many different music games. On...[Read More]
PAX East 2016: Thumper Hands-On Preview
In the Indie Megabooth at PAX East this year, there were a ton of games. Only a few constantly had a crowd, and one of them just so happened to be one I had an appointment with. Say hello to Thumper, a rhythm-Hell game for Steam and PlayStation 4/ PlayStation VR. During my appointment, I had the opportunity to play through their demo, which I felt like took 20 minutes to go all the way through it,...[Read More]
PAX East 2016: Armello (Console) Hands-on Preview
When it comes to games I often play on PC being announced for console, it brings a new excitement for a title I’m familiar with. While at PAX East 2016, the creators of Armello–which can currently be found on Steam–announced that the game will be coming to consoles in Q3 2016. I had the opportunity to play the Xbox One build at PAX East 2016. Here are my early thoughts on the new...[Read More]
EGLX Preview: Arrow Heads
I’ve said it all weekend at EGLX and I’ll say it again: Arrow Heads is the new Super Smash Bros.
EGLX Preview: Bravery Network
During my time at EGLX last weekend in Toronto, I got my hands on Bravery Network, a future PC game that is still in development and probably a year or so away from release, according to developers.